Career
He is perhaps best known for his work in various daytime soap operas. Corbett was cast as Michael Pavel Junior. on Ryan"s Hope, by a casting director who had seen him in a play. He would play Michael Pavel Junior. for 177 episodes over three years, from 1979-1981.
He played Warren Carter on Search for Tomorrow from 1982 to 1985, and he later portrayed secretary-turned-murderer David Kimble on The Young and the Restless from 1986 to 1991.
He currently hosts segments for the entertainment television show Extra. He also played Logan"s father, Malcolm Reese, on Zoey 101.
Corbett has also guest starred on numerous television series including The King of Queens, Star Trek Next Generation (playing Doctor Rabal) and Zoey 101, as Logan’s father. Michael Corbett is the Real Estate and Lifestyle correspondent of National Broadcasting Company’s nationally syndicated news magazine Extra.
Utilizing his background in real estate, home, and lifestyle, Corbett also hosts and produces National Broadcasting Company’s Extra’s Mansions & Millionaires!, Extra’s weekend show.
An author, Corbett shares his real estate expertise through his three best selling books, Before You Buy: The Homebuyer’s Handbook for Today’s Market!, Find lieutenant, Fix it, Flip lieutenant! Make Millions in Real Estate—One House at a Time and Ready, Secretariat, Sold!,The Insider Secrets to Sell Your House Fast—for Top Dollar!. In these books, he shares the strategies, tips, and techniques. His years of experience in buying, renovating, and selling homes have made him a sought-after real estate investor and expert.
Corbett is now the very popular resident real estate expert for three other major television shows – American Broadcasting Company’s The View, Good Day Los Angeles and the Australian version of Today (Australian television program)|The Today Show.
Corbett also regularly appears on Cable News Network, the Discovery Channel, American Broadcasting Company News, Fox News, the Fine Living Network, The Tyra Banks Show, Columbia Broadcasting System News and had a long feature run on Larry King Live. He has been featured in People magazine, Newsweek, Robb Report, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times.
He also hosted and lectured on the Real Estate & Wealth Expo’s twelve-city national tour, sharing the stage with Donald Trump, Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, and Doctor Alan Greenspan to crowds of five to ten thousand people.